While the idea of calling may seem intuitive to many, don’t believe everything you hear. In the last several decades the idea of calling, which is originally a Christian idea, has been hijacked by a self-improvement industry promoting a host of half-truths, misapplied scriptures and worldly self-help guru psychology. If you don’t take time to […]
Peter Pan is a Bad Role Model Did Peter Pan have a calling? We’ll never know. He refused to grow up. As artists or creative professionals, we all need to keep our childlike sense of imagination and play like Peter Pan. However, we cannot afford to remain children. We must grow up and become that […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 9th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. The grim and grit of society are an essential part of many movies, video games, and even works of fine art in museums. We see a world of deceit, lying and betrayal in stories every day, […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 8th Commandment for Artists and Creative Professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. God values the art you create, and so should you, your audience and your patrons. The challenge for artists is how we find our inspiration from other artists. We need to see great works of art […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 7th Commandment for Artists and Creative professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. The Bible doesn’t avoid sex. The bible addresses sex, marriage, infidelity, rape, and even incest. And if God is not afraid to deal with this subject, we have no reason to be afraid to deal with […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 6th Commandment for Artists and Creative professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. From Cain and Abel, to the vigilantes of modern entertainment, great stories and great artwork have wrestled with matters of life, death, and the horror of murder. If we long to honor God with our art, […]
Enjoy this vlog of the 5th Commandment for Artists and Creative professionals in our Ten Commandments for Artists series. This 5th commandment speaks to the very core of our relationships, and lays the foundation for a healthy society. The challenge for artists and creatives today is this: When do we stop just portraying the dysfunction […]
As we continue in our series on the 10 Commandments for Artists we discover some meaningful implications for art in the 4th commandment. Your desire for rest is good, and God given. But being ‘centered’ or being ‘mindful’ are not going deep enough. God designed you with a need not only to let go of […]
As we continue on in our series on the 10 Commandments for Artists we discover some amazing implications for art in the third commandment. What does it mean for artists and creatives to honor and revere the name of the Lord? One surprising implication: Don’t make kitsch about God. Listen to this video to get […]
The second commandment is often misunderstood by protestants ever since The Reformation in the 1500s. Some see it as a commandment forbidding art in a sacred context. But this understanding simply doesn’t make sense in light of the rest of the book of Exodus. Watch this video to get a better understanding of this commandment […]